Year 10 Social Studies - Add your resources to this page for Year 10 Social Studies with a brief summary.

Frontline -

Looking at past events in World history that have helped to shape New Zealand's society - how the ideas and actions of people in the past have had a signigicant impact on people's lives. Emphasis is on New Zealand's involvement in World War 1 and in particular, the Gallipoli campaign.

http://www.firstworldwar.com/
Stories from World War One. Find out how World War One began
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/worldwarone/
Quiz, Timeline, True Stories(Diaries, photos, newspaper cuttings)
Poems, Articles and Teachers' Lesson Plans
http://www.warandgender.com/wgwomwwi.htm
Read about Women in WW1











Discovering Asia -

Looking at our neighbours - the interrelationships between Asia and ourselves. Global markets


Powerpoint introduction to China








Great overview of Asia













Moving with the times -

The changing role of women - looking at how attitudes, roles and technology have changed throughout time from The Middle Ages through to present time - Witches, Women's suffrage

http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/politics/womens-suffrage
View the petition, Gallery of Suffrgettes, Cartoons, Timeline, Interactive quiz etc



Powerpoint of some NZ women and what they are famous for












Clean, Green and Scarce - Sustainability - Use of resources - renewable & non-renewable resources - looking after our planet - climate change


http://www.care2.com/causes/
Human & animal rights, global warming, globalisation etc
Sustainability
tki link to resources



http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/europe/04/05/sustainable.green.cities/index
Greenest cities in the world
http://images.tvnz.co.nz/tvnz_video/windows/one_news/6pm_river_090810_128k.asx
The dirty Manawatu River
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/3686106.stm


Which design do you think will win the solar car race?

Kapiti Island sanctuary
http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/europe/07/22/london.bike.share/index.html?iref=storysearch bike sharing scheme
in London.

A variety of links to BBC news stories about the planet under pressure.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-11481107
Hungary fights massive toxic sludge leak
5 October 2010

Hungary says it will take more than a year and cost tens of millions of dollars to clear up the damage caused by toxic sludge which burst from a reservoir, cutting a swathe a kilometre wide, engulfing nearby villages and threatening to pollute the Danube.

The Story of Stuff
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/3686106.stm

http://inmotion.magnumphotos.com/essay/climate-change
A photo essay on Climate Change. Beautiful photos